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fluoroscopy

American  
[floo-ros-kuh-pee, flaw-, floh-] / flʊˈrɒs kə pi, flɔ-, floʊ- /

noun

  1. the use of or examination by means of a fluoroscope.


fluoroscopy British  
/ flʊəˈrɒskəpɪ /

noun

  1. examination of a person or object by means of a fluoroscope

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of fluoroscopy

First recorded in 1895–1900; fluoro- + -scopy


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Doctors used real-time X-ray imaging, known as fluoroscopy, to guide the catheter and deliver the particles to the targeted arteries.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

X rays can induce fluorescence, as is done in x-ray fluoroscopy to make brighter visible images.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

Some doctors use fluoroscopy to help them guide the needle, which may help prevent accidental punctures of the membrane.

From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2012

"I am keeping a globally distributed executive team," she said, with basic radiology and fluoroscopy to be based in Beijing, the bone mineral density business in Wisconsin, and mammography in Buc, outside Paris, France.

From Reuters ● Jul. 25, 2011

He also noted that at fluoroscopy the heart moved laterally toward the uninvaded side during expiration.*

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson

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